Senta Berger
Luisa
Between 1949 and 1975 more than 800 000 German orphans have lived their post-war years in Church Institutions. They have endured terrible abuses. Everyone knew but no one spoke. In 2012 the Church admitted her wrongdoings. The movie tells the story of a German woman (Senta Berger) living in New York coming back to Germany to bear witness in front of a board of enquiry. During her stay she remembers her traumatic experience.
Release Date | 2013-03-04 |
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Runtime | 1h 30m |
Directors | Dror Zahavi, Gero Steffen |
Producers | Esther Hechenberger, Caroline von Senden, Doris Zander |
Writers | Andrea Stoll, Peter Wensierski |